W’ahurututu reyɛ adwuma yiye dɛn? Momma yensua PFT (Pulmonary Function Testing) ho ade!

So ɛtɔ mmere bi a wote nka sɛ wo home yɛ wo yaw kakra? Anaasɛ wo moma so ayɛ wo den anaasɛ wofefe bere nyinaa? Saa nneɛma yi betumi ayɛ ɔhaw bi a ɛwɔ w’ahurututu mu ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Enti, sɛ wo duruyɛfo pɛ sɛ ohu sɛnea w’ahurututu reyɛ adwuma yiye ankasa a, sɔhwɛ bi a ɛnyɛ den a ɛyaw nnim wɔ hɔ a wobetumi aka akyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ. Ɛno ne nea yɛfrɛ no Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) .

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)?

Fa no sɛ wode wo kar bɛkɔ baabi a wɔhwɛ kar no kɔhwɛ sɛ engine no reyɛ adwuma yiye anaa. PFT nso yɛ sɔhwɛ ahorow a ɛkyerɛ sɛnea ‘engine’ a wɔfrɛ no yɛn ahurututu no reyɛ adwuma yiye, sɛnea yɛhome na yɛhome yiye. Nnipa binom nso frɛ eyinom ‘Lung Function Tests’.

Saa sɔhwɛ ahorow yi hwɛ:

• Mframa ahe na wubetumi ahome na woayi afi mu ntɛmntɛm na dodow ahe?
• Mframa dodow ahe na w’ahurututu betumi akura mu?
• W’ahurututu tumi twe mframa pa kɔ wo mogya mu yiye dɛn?
• Ɛtɔ da bi a, wɔsan nso hwɛ sɛnea w’ahurututu yɛ n’ade bere a woreteɛteɛ w’apɔw mu no.

Dɛn ne PFT ahorow titiriw?

PFT no nyɛ sɔhwɛ biako, na mmom ɛyɛ sɔhwɛ ahorow pii a wɔaka abom. Wobetumi ayɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa a egyina wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ne nea wo duruyɛfo rehwehwɛ so.

Tebea horow bɛn mu na oduruyɛfo bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ PFT?

Ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkamfo nhwehwɛmu yi akyerɛ sɛ wowɔ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne anaasɛ wususuw sɛ wowɔ aduruyɛ mu tebea bi a. Wobetumi ayɛ no nso sɛ aduruyɛ mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ no daa no fã, sɛ wunni sɛnkyerɛnne biara mpo a.

Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ eyinom a...

• Sɛ wote nka sɛ wo moma so ayɛ wo den, wote yaw, anaasɛ wohyɛ wo so a.
• Ɔfe a ɛkɔ so daa , titiriw sɛ ɛyɛ ɔfe a ɛma nsu fi mu ba a.
• Sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhome denneennen a.
• Sɛ wo home yɛ wo yaw a .
• Sɛ wote abɛn nnyigyei (wheezing) bere a worehome a.

Kyerɛ anaa hwɛ saa tebea horow yi so...

PFT nhwehwɛmu betumi aboa wo duruyɛfo kɛse ma wahu tebea horow te sɛ:

• Akisikuru
• Ahurututu mu Yare a Ɛmma Nnipa Ntumi Siw Nneɛma Mu (COPD) .
• Pulmonary Fibrosis ( ahurututu mu ntini a ɛyɛ den) .
• Ntini a ɛma ɔhome a ɛyɛ mmerɛw
• Trachea no a ɛyɛ teateaa

Nea ɛka ho no, PFT nhwehwɛmu betumi aboa ma wɔahu sɛnea obi a ɔnom sigaret ahurututu asɛe no, ahu sɛnea nnuru rema ahome atu mpɔn, na woahu sɛ ebia w’ahurututu betumi agyina oprehyɛn kɛse ano anaa.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ misiesie me ho ansa na wɔayɛ sɔhwɛ no?

Eyi nhia ahosiesie pii. Nanso, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubenya nea efi sɔhwɛ no mu aba a ɛyɛ nokware sen biara no, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ:

• Nnuru a wɔde home anaa nnuru afoforo a wode di dwuma ma ahome a ɛyɛ denSɛ wowɔ bi a, kwati sɛ wode bedi dwuma nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi ansa na woayɛ sɔhwɛ no. Wo duruyɛfo bɛma wo akwankyerɛ a emu da hɔ wɔ eyi ho.
• Mma nhyɛ ntade a ɛyɛ den na ɛyɛ den , na mmom hyɛ ntade a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ fɛ.
• Kwati apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ a emu yɛ den da a edi sɔhwɛ no anim anaa anɔpa no.
• Kwati sigaretnom koraa ansa na woayɛ sɔhwɛ no.
• Ansa na wobɛyɛ sɔhwɛ no , di aduan a ɛyɛ dɛ na kwati sɛ wobɛnom anonne a caffeine wom te sɛ tii ne kɔfe.

Dɛn na ɛba da a wɔbɛyɛ sɔhwɛ no?

Wɔtaa yɛ nhwehwɛmu yi wɔ ahurututu mu dwumadibea titiriw bi a ɛwɔ ayaresabea anaa ayaresabea. Ɔhome ho ɔyaresafo a wanya ntetee titiriw ama saa atirimpɔw yi na ɔyɛ.

Bere a wɔreyɛ sɔhwɛ no

1. Nsɛm atitiriw: Nea edi kan no, wɔbɛkyerɛw wo ho nsɛm bi te sɛ wo tenten, wo mu duru, wo mfe a woadi, ne wo bɔbeasu. Saa nsɛm yi ho hia na wode atoto nea efi mu ba no ho ne sɛnea wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a, wo mfe ne wo tenten ho gyinapɛn ahorow.

2. Nnwinnade: Wɔbɛma wo ade ketewaa bi a wɔde kyekyere wo hwene so na ama woasua sɛnea wobɛhome afa w’ano. Afei wɔbɛma wo ano aduru a wubetumi de ahyɛ w’anom. Wɔde eyi bata afiri bi a ɛsusuw wo home (spirometer) ho.

3. Ahomegye: Afei, nea ɔreyɛ nhwehwɛmu no bɛma wo akwankyerɛ wɔ sɛnea wobɛhome na woafi mu ho. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔbɛka nsɛm te sɛ, "Gye ahome denneennen... afei home ntɛmntɛm na denden sɛnea wubetumi!"

4. Nipadua mu Plethysmography: Sɛ woyɛ Body Plethysmography nhwehwɛmu a, wɔde wo bɛto ɔdan a ɛda adi na mframa ntumi nkɔ mu mu simma kakraa bi. Sɛ wowɔ claustrophobic , ma nea ɔreyɛ nhwehwɛmu no nni kan nhu. Wɔbɛboa wo ma wo ho atɔ wo.

Sɔhwɛ no nyinaa taa gye simma 15 kosi 45 . Sɛ wote nka sɛ woabrɛ a, yɛsrɛ sɛ ma yɛnhu. Wɔbɛma wo hokwan sɛ wobɛhome wɔ sɔhwɛ no afã horow ntam.

Momma yensua asiane ahorow no ho ade ne sɔhwɛ no akyi.

Sɛ wowie sɔhwɛ no a, wubetumi asan afi nnuru biara a wɔka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ gyae no ase. Wubetumi nso asan afi wo dwumadi ahorow a wotaa yɛ no ase na woateɛteɛ w’apɔw mu. Sɛ wote nka sɛ wo ti ayɛ wo yaw anaasɛ wo ti ayɛ hare bere a woreyɛ sɔhwɛ no a, wɔbɛhwɛ wo kosi sɛ yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no befi hɔ na afei wɔde wo akɔ fie.

So asiane bi wɔ hɔ?

PFT no yɛ sɔhwɛ a ahobammɔ wom yiye. Nanso, ebia nnipa binom bɛte nka sɛ wɔn adwene mu yɛ wɔn naa kakra anaasɛ wɔabrɛ esiane ahome a emu dɔ ne wɔn a wɔhome nti. Ebia wɔbɛfefe kakra nso esiane sɛ wɔbɔ wɔn ano denneennen nti. Saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi nyinaa befi hɔ bere tiaa bi akyi wɔ sɔhwɛ no akyi.

Ɛntaa mma koraa, na mekyerɛ sɛ ɛntaa nsi koraa, biribi te sɛ ahurututu a abubu (pneumothorax) betumi asi. Sɛ woanya komayare anaa komayare foforo nnansa yi a, ɛho hia sɛ wudi kan bɔ oduruyɛfo no ne nea ɔreyɛ nhwehwɛmu no amanneɛ.

Ɛfa nea efii mu bae ho

Wo nsa bɛka wo aba no wɔ nna kakraa bi mu. Wo duruyɛfo de nea efi mu ba no bɛtoto gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛfata a ɛfa wo mfe ne wo tenten ho no ho na ama woanya sɛnea w’ahurututu reyɛ adwuma yiye no ho adwene a emu da hɔ.

Sɛ woantee wo duruyɛfo no asɛm wɔ nna kakraa bi mu a, ntwentwɛn wo nan ase sɛ wubebisa wo duruyɛfo no ho asɛm.